If you lived in Estonia instead of Uganda, you would:

Health

be 85.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 8.9 years longer

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.0 times more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 16.2 times more money

Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2020.

be 47.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Estonia, that number is 4.9% as of 2019.

pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate

Uganda has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 97.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Estonia, 9.0 women do as of 2017.

be 30.5% more likely to be literate

In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Estonia, it is 99.8% as of 2015.

be 88.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Uganda, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 78.6% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 4.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 19.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 73.3% more on education

Uganda spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 76.3% more on healthcare

Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.7% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Uganda Revenue Authority.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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